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[-] bandwidthcrisis@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago

Some laptops use magnets to help the lid snap closed. I took the back off an old Lenovo and could see the magnets clipped inside.

[-] ProgrammingSocks@pawb.social 7 points 1 month ago

Or magnets for hall effect sensors to tell when the lid is closed.

[-] Ephera@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 month ago

Ah yeah, that seems to be it. When I drop my keys in the right place, it goes into suspend. If I lift them back off afterwards, it wakes back up.

Neat. ๐Ÿ™ƒ

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